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Washington DC

Weeks More of Sewage in the Capital: D.C.’s Infrastructure Failure Spills Into Public View

By MdBayNews Staff Washington, D.C. residents are now being told that a massive sewage leak fouling parts of the city will...

Michael Phillips
February 6, 2026

Maryland Cuts Sports Event Funding — And Pimlico Is Paying the Price

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are once again tightening the budget—and this time, the cuts are landing squarely...

Michael Phillips
February 6, 2026

Maryland General Assembly Convenes for Pro Forma Session Friday as Committees Handle Today’s Work

By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland General Assembly is in session Friday for a scheduled pro forma meeting, with both the...

Michael Phillips
February 6, 2026

MACo Pushes Back on Annapolis Revenue Grabs, Warns of Local Tax Hikes and Service Cuts

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s counties are drawing a clear line in the sand. The Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)...

Michael Phillips
February 5, 2026

Law Enforcement Pushes Back on Maryland’s Youth Charging Reform Act

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are facing mounting resistance from police and prosecutors over the proposed Youth...

Michael Phillips
February 5, 2026

Maryland Lawmakers Move to Bar Power Line Surveyors From Private Property During Hunting Season

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers from both parties are advancing legislation aimed at protecting private property...

Michael Phillips
February 5, 2026

Montgomery County Fast-Tracks ‘Trust Act’ as Residents Question Costs, Priorities, and Process

By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County is racing to pass Expedited Bill 35-25, branded by its sponsors as the Promoting...

Michael Phillips
February 5, 2026

Maryland’s 5th Congressional District Braces for a Crowded, High-Stakes 2026 Open-Seat Race

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s 5th Congressional District is heading into one of the most competitive intra-party races...

Michael Phillips
February 5, 2026

Maryland Elections Chief Admits Voter Data Is Shared With Other States—But Not DOJ

By MDBayNews Staff A new claim from the Maryland Freedom Caucus is reigniting Maryland’s ongoing voter data dispute,...

Michael Phillips
February 5, 2026

California’s Redistricting Green Light Puts Maryland on Notice

By MDBayNews Staff The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week to allow California’s new congressional map to take...

Michael Phillips
February 5, 2026

House Overturns D.C. Tax Changes, Escalating Fight Over Federal Tax Relief and Home Rule

By MDBayNews Staff Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to overturn a District of Columbia...

Michael Phillips
February 5, 2026

Maryland’s 4th Congressional District: A Crowded Democratic Primary in a Deep-Blue Seat

By MDBayNews Staff PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY — Maryland’s 4th Congressional District is shaping up for a busy June 23,...

Michael Phillips
February 5, 2026

Wes Moore’s Family KKK Story Falls Apart as Church Records Contradict Governor’s Claims

By MDBayNews Staff For years, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has told a striking and emotionally charged story about his...

Michael Phillips
February 4, 2026

Data Center Debate Exposes a Rare Maryland Consensus — and Voter Unease

By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis, MD — A heated hearing in Annapolis on House Bill 120 (HB 120) revealed something unusual in...

Michael Phillips
February 4, 2026

Senate Republicans File Voter ID Bill, Putting Election Integrity Back on the Table

By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis — Maryland Senate Republicans have formally filed new legislation that would require voters...

Michael Phillips
February 4, 2026

Maryland Energy Warnings Clash With Annapolis Climate Politics

By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland endures winter storms and rising energy costs, warnings of potential rolling blackouts are...

Michael Phillips
February 4, 2026

When Pointing Out Hypocrisy Gets You Labeled: The John Myrick Pile-On

By MDBayNews Staff A routine attempt to highlight political hypocrisy in Maryland’s governor’s race quickly turned into...

Michael Phillips
February 4, 2026

Maryland Prosecutors Push to Close Citizen-Warrant Loophole

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews At its core, House Bill 336 is about aligning power with accountability. When a single...

Michael Phillips
February 4, 2026

Will He or Won’t He? Steve Hershey Weighs a Risky Run for Governor as the Clock Ticks

By MDBayNews Staff With just weeks remaining before Maryland’s gubernatorial filing deadline, one major Republican name...

Michael Phillips
February 4, 2026

Jeanine Pirro’s Gun Comments Expose a Growing Rift in Republican Rhetoric on the Second Amendment

By MDBayNews Staff In a development that has stunned many on the center-right, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro — the top...

Michael Phillips
February 4, 2026

Frederick Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Firearms Trafficking and Machine-Gun Case

By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore, Maryland — A federal judge has sentenced a Frederick resident to more than four years in...

Michael Phillips
February 3, 2026

Maryland’s Snow Removal Report Card: We Graded It — Then Applied the Curve

By Snowy McSnowFace | MDBayNews More than a week after Maryland’s latest snowstorm, one thing is clear: the snow is gone,...

Michael Phillips
February 3, 2026

Maryland Democrats Vote to End 287(g) Cooperation—Then Call It “Public Safety”

Annapolis, MD — With a lopsided 99–40 vote, the Maryland House of Delegates advanced House Bill 444, legislation that...

Michael Phillips
February 3, 2026

Redistricting Gamble: How a Push to Flip MD-01 Could Put Other Democratic Seats at Risk

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Democrats’ effort to redraw congressional lines ahead of the 2026 election is increasingly...

Michael Phillips
February 3, 2026

International Fraud Ring Targeting Montgomery County Residents Dismantled in Major Arrests

By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County, Md. — Law enforcement officials announced a significant breakthrough this week in...

Michael Phillips
February 3, 2026

Green Party Candidate Andy Ellis Slams Dan Cox, GOP as Maryland’s “Non-Opposition”

By MDBayNews Staff The 2026 Maryland governor’s race is already exposing deep fractures—not just between Democrats and...

Michael Phillips
February 2, 2026

Modernizing Court Payments: A Common-Sense Step Forward for Maryland’s Legal System

By MDBayNews Staff On February 2, 2026, the Maryland Judiciary announced a practical and overdue update to how the...

Michael Phillips
February 2, 2026

Maryland Black Republican Council Opposes Governor Moore on Redistricting Bill HB0488

By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland Black Republican Council (MBRC), an official coalition of the Maryland Republican Party,...

Michael Phillips
February 2, 2026

When Public Policy Meets Private Capital: Fundrise, Federal Detention Plans, and Accountability in Maryland

By MdBayNews Staff The recent disclosure that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) purchased a large industrial...

Michael Phillips
February 2, 2026

“Project Salt Box” and the Rise of Citizen ICE Monitoring in Maryland

By MDBayNews Staff A small, fast-growing volunteer group calling itself Project Salt Box is gaining attention in Maryland...

Michael Phillips
February 2, 2026

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